The EU Council adopted a General Approach on the Capacity Management Regulation of the Greening Freight Package on Tuesday, 18 June. This means that the…
The EU’s Greening Freight Package is the bloc’s flagship policy package for decarbonisation in the transport sector. It looks to decrease emissions in European transport…
The Regulation on the Use of Railway Infrastructure Capacity, part of the Greening Freight Package, is currently under revision. Tilly Metz, Member of the European…
DB Netz’s new cancellation fee for 2024 is rousing discontent in the railway sector all over Europe. However, it seems that nothing will change since…
Seven of the largest rail freight companies in Europe are jointly asking German infrastructure manager DB Netz to review their cancellation fee that will be…
Access charges could be reduced or even waived across Europe, in response to the economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus crisis. Initial thinking was…
To say it’s been a challenging year for the rail freight sector, not least in Europe, is an understatement. While the immediate effects of the…
A group of Europe’s most influential rail stakeholders and associations have collaborated to issue a declaration on the development of digital-based railways, calling on the…
The ‘unfriendly’ business environment for rail freight and the weak state of the industry have been highlighted at a summit of private rail cargo companies,…
Rail infrastructure works taking place across Europe this summer are ‘heavily damaging’ rail’s reputation as an alternative to road freight and threatening the future of…
Railway undertakings (RUs) must start prioritising projects which maintain momentum of the Rail Freight Corridors following last year’s Rotterdam agreement, says the European Rail Freight…
The European Rail Freight Association’s (ERFA) new President, Lindsay Durham, says there is a need to focus on the ‘prize’ of increasing rail’s market share…